Notebook binding



Jan. 2s, 1936. H. REHM 2,028,994

NOTEBOOK BINDING Filed Jan. 28, 1955 Patented Jan. 28, 1936 -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NOTEBOOK BINDING Application January 28, 1935, Serial No. 3,819

1 Claim.

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in binding devices for notebook and composition books and the like, and more particularly it is my purpose to provide a binding device which will permit the leaves of the book to be opened and lie iiat, with the lines (if there are any) of the pages registering with each other. A further object of my invention is to .provide a wire binding having circular or ring fasteners for the pages or leaves of a notebook which will be retained and concealed within the book so that there will be no exposed parts to engage or catch the hands and the like. A still further object of my invention is to provide a binder wherein the circular eyes or rings are formed by bending a single strand of wire, so that the wire itself constitutes a carrier for the eyes or rings and a reinforcement, and furthermore my device is so formed that the wire is engaged with or attached to the inside of the rear or back cover of the book to be concealed.

In practice, the notebook leaves and covers are provided with a series of holes adjacent the inside edge. A wire strand is formed with a plurality of outstanding members spaced the same as the holes in the leaves and covers. The wire strand is placed upon the inside of the rear cover and the ends attached to the cover by turningthe ends. around the edges and pressing them into engagement therewith. The outstanding members in this position pass through the holes in the rear cover. The leaves or the notebook ller is then assembled on the outstanding members with the front cover and the outstanding members are bent about the assembly to form circular eyes or ring fasteners. The resulting assembly lies ilat on a table or desk; the lines on the leaves (if there are any lines) register perfectly, and all parts of the binder are concealed within the book. The binding is inexpensive, effective, and produces a book which lies fiat irrespective of the point where it is opened with the edges and lines of the several pages in absolute registry. Furthermore, in fabricating the binder and assembling the notebook, relatively simple mechanical operations only are required so that no increase over ordinary cost is added to the price of the book by reason of my improvement.

struction to conform to different requirements of practice without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawing wherein a preferred form of my invention is illustratedz- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a notebook or composition book embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a view of the rear or back cover of a notebook-showing the manner in which my binding is assembled thereon,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view of the 'ring or eyelet portion of my binding, in section,

Figure 4 is a detailed view of the manner of forming my binding,

-Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a part Yof my wire binding with the rings or eyelets formed thereon, and

Figure 6 is an edge view of a part of the back cover with the binding in place.

In the drawing wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or similar parts throughout the several views:-

The numeral l designates a notebook or composition book having leaves 2-or a ller--a front cover 3 and a back cover 4; all of which are punched adjacent their inner or back edges with a series of aligned, spaced holes 5.

My binding comprises a single wire strand 6 bent outwardly and inwardly upon itself at regularly spaced intervals to form outstanding members 1; these outstanding members are circularly bent, as shown in Figure 5 to form closed rings or eyes 8 as shown in Figures 1 and 2, which are passed through the holes 5 in the covers and filler, as shown in Figures 1, 3, 4 and 6 to assemble the book, and the ends 9 of the strand are bent over and clasped upon the edge of the back cover after the manner shown in Figures 2 and 4 to hold the binding on the back cover. v

One method of assembling my book is as follows; the wire strand 6 with the outstanding members l formed thereon is attached to the back cover with the ends 9 clasping or engaging the edges thereof and the outstanding members 'l extending through the openings therein as shown in Figures 2 and 4. The ller and front cover are then assembled on the outstanding members 9 and these are then bent, as in Figures 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 to form eyes or ring fasteners 8 which completes the assembly. The resulting notebook can be opened up at any point and will lie absolutely flat on a desk or table, with the lines A of the leaves in absolute registry. Furthermore the binding is positively attached to the back cover and will not become loose or deranged and is not exposed.

It -is again emphasized that changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, provided such changes fall Within the scope ofA what is claimed.

to positively hold the strand in place on the inner face of the cover to be out of the way and out of engagement with a table on which the notebook may be placed; and intermediate portions of the strand bent. upon themselves at points register# ing with said openings, said intermediate bent portions projected through the openings in the cover and substantially circularly turned to form closed eyes upon which the other cover and the leaves of theA ller are assembled to be freely movable completely about said eyes within the limits dened by the cover to which the eyes are attached thereby to complete the assembly of the notebook.

HAYS REHM. 

